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NHTSA Opens Probe Into Honda Airbag Controller
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened an investigation into complaints that an electronic problem may prevent frontal airbags from deploying in 2008 model Honda Accord sedans.
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened an investigation into complaints that an electronic problem may prevent frontal airbags from deploying in 2008 model Honda Accord sedans.
The probe involves the possible failure of supplemental restraint system control modules in about 384,000 vehicles in the U.S. If the module fails, some or all of the airbags won't deploy in a crash. NHTSA reports 19 customer complaints about the issue.
A failure of the module will cause a warning light to illuminate on the instrument panel. But NHTSA says a failed module is unable to communicate its diagnostic code to a service technician via the onboard diagnostic port.
The agency worries that the module's inability to report raises concern about the readiness of the entire supplemental restraint system in the event of a crash.
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